Principal Firmware Architect

Heron Power is a startup building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and cost-effective hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything. As a Principal Firmware Architect, you will own the technical vision and architecture for Heron’s embedded firmware platform.

Requirements

• 8+ years of embedded firmware development with multiple shipped products
• Expert-level embedded C/C++
• Deep experience with RTOS, bootloaders, and low-level hardware drivers
• Proven experience architecting large embedded systems (not just implementing features)
• Experience building firmware CI/CD and automated testing frameworks
• Strong hardware debugging skills (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, etc.)
• Demonstrated technical leadership and mentorship

Benefits

• Competitive compensation (salary and equity)
• Benefits